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"I miss you all. I miss Milwaukee. I think I will come back here and retire. Is that alright?" Dolan asked.

Dolan was his usual jovial self addressing the media. Since Thursday evening, he has addressed thousands of Catholics about pressing issues concerning the future of the church.

Dolan said he loves coming back to Milwaukee, and especially the St. Francis de Sales Seminary, where his message to the crowd was getting people back to the faith.

"It's great to be back in Milwaukee. I lived over here, so it brings back fond and great memories of my almost seven years here in Milwaukee and probably one of the closest places to my heart was the St. Francis Seminary," Dolan said.

But his visit wasn't all nostalgia.

As head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Dolan has been tasked with spreading the faith across the country in an attempt to get many ex-Catholics back into the church.

Dolan also discussed how important the next generation of priests will be for the future of Catholicism, especially as the church tries to move on from the sex abuse scandals.

"From the beginning, priests have been beset with weakness and temptation, and what the secret is to rely on prayer and the support of God's people, the integrity of their vows and a place like this sees that that happens," Dolan said.

Organizers of Friday night's event told WISN 12 News Dolan will head back to New York sometime this weekend but not before visiting with friends and family in the area.